Main Entry: ²crab

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): crabbed; crab·bing

Date: 1657

intransitive verb 1 : to fish for crabs
2 a (1) : to move sideways indirectly or diagonally (2) : to crab an airplane b : to scuttle or scurry sidewaystransitive verb 1 : to cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner; specifically : to head (an airplane) into a crosswind to counteract drift
2 : to subject to crabbing

— crab·ber noun